Elements of Ecology — Thomas Michael Smith et al. (2014)

Book Description

The nature of ecology — Climate — The aquatic environment — The terrestrial environment — Ecological genetics — Plant adaptations to the environment — Animal adaptations to the environment — Life history patterns — Properties of populations — — Population growth — Intraspecific population regulation — Metapopulations — Interspecific competition — Predation — Parasitism and mutualism — Community structure — Community dynamics — Landscape dynamics — Systems ecology — Ecosystem energetics — Decomposition and nutrient cycling — Biogeochemical cycles — Terrestrial ecosystems — Aquatic ecosystems — Coastal and wetland ecosystems — Population growt and sustainability — Conservation ecology — Global climate change.

Book Details

• Author: Thomas Michael Smith, Robert Leo Smith, Isobel Waters
• Publisher: Pearson
• Published Date: 2014
• Published Year: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9780321829184